Calendar of events / Themes / Environment
- September 16, 2008—September 18, 2008. 1st Central Asian International Water Technology Exhibition & Conference
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Throughout the world, the dismal state of water supply in Central Asia has gained notoriety. The famous image of broken down ships beached far from shores of what remains today of the Aral Sea tragically illustrates this situation. Clearly, the imperative of securing and maintaining quality water supplies has become a critical strategic challenge facing Central Asian countries, and particularly Kazakhstan. In order to address the urgent challenges and necessary solutions for the future of water supply in Central Asia, Kenes Exhibitions has joined with ITECA from Kazakhstan in hosting the Central Asian International Water Technology Exhibition & Conference, the premier event to exchange information about these issues. The first event of its kind to include all Central Asia states, the Central Asian International Water Technology Exhibition & Conference will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan. An international conference will also take place within the framework of the exhibition.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Theme: Environment Countries: Kazakhstan, Central Asia Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - May 26, 2008. Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme in Uzbekistan Welcomes Open Discussion of the National Programme Strategy
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Global Environment Facility's Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP) has announced public hearings of the National Programme Strategy for Uzbekistan. GEF SGP aims at assisting NGOs and local communities at their efforts to protect the environment. The Programme in Uzbekistan focuses on three main thematic areas of GEF's intervetion: a) biodiversity conservation; b) adaptation to climate change and mitigation of its consequences; c) land degradation. The Programme successfully works in a number of developing countries of the world introducing effective approaches and methods to conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. The Small Grants Programme is financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), whereas United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) with support from the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) administers the programme implementation. GEF SGP in Uzbekistan has already established its National Steering Committee (NSC) that is called to guide the Programme's operations. The NSC consists of representatives from NGOs, academia and governmental agencies.
More information...Type: Forums Contact: Alexey Volkov, GEF SGP National Coordinator in Uzbekistan Organizers: UNDP, NGO Participants: NGOs Theme: Environment Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - April 24, 2008. Developing Anthropology in Central Asia to be discussed at international conference in Bishkek
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The AUCA’s Department of Anthropology will be organizing the first Central Asian Anthropological Student Conference entitled “Developing Anthropology in Central Asia”. It will take place at AUCA on April 25-27. Cultural and Social Anthropology, as it is understood in the Western world, is a somewhat new academic discipline in Central Asia. This Conference will be a major step in promoting and building awareness of Anthropology as a worthwhile scientific discipline. It will be an excellent opportunity to meet the people active in this new, dynamic, developing field.
More information...Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: NGO, Academia Theme: Environment Countries: Central Asia Open press: Yes - April 8, 2008. OSCE Center provides educational supplies The Environment for Future Generation to MoE
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A ceremony of handover of educational supplies “The Environment for Future Generation” to the Ministry of Education (MoE) will be held in Dushanbe on April 9. Ms. Rukhshona Najmiddinova, Senior Press and Public Information Assistant at the OSCE Center in Dushanbe, told Asia-Plus that this textbook had been worked out by the OSCE Regional Center for Central Asia for pupils at general schools in Tajikistan. According to her, the handover ceremony will be held on the sidelines of a one-day seminar on ecological education, staged by a MoE and the Committee for Environmental Protection in cooperation with the OSCE Center in Dushanbe. The event is expected to be attended by the Education Minister Abdujabbor Rahmonov, the OSCE Center Head, Ambassador Vladimir Pryakhin, and Khursandqul Zikirov, Chairman of the Committee for Environmental Protection.
More information...Type: Portal news Theme: Environment Open press: No - April 7, 2008. World Organization for Animal Health to assist Kyrgyzstan in veterinary service development
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The delegation of Kyrgyzstan led by Kalysbek Jumakanov, General Director of Department of state veterinary science had participated in work of Committee on sanitary and phytosanitory measures of the World Trading Organization, which is held in headquarter in Geneva (Switzerland).
As has informed embassy KR in Switzerland, within the limits of work of committee, the Embassy organizes meetings with the Deputy Director of veterinary service of the Swiss Confederation Thomas Zhemmi, and also the General Director of the World Organization on Health of Animals, Doctor Bernardom Vallat.
More information...Type: Portal news Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Environment Countries: Kyrgyzstan Locations: Switzerland Open press: No - March 11, 2008—March 12, 2008. Call for Papers for International conference "Problems of Aral: Impacts on the Gene Pool of Population, Flora, Fauna and International Cooperation for Mitigating Consequences"
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The Government of Uzbekistan hosts an International Conference "Problems of Aral: Impacts on the Gene Pool of Population, Flora, Fauna and International Cooperation for Mitigating Consequences". The key objective of the conference is to formulate the entire vision and comprehensive plan of actions to achieve sustainable development of the region including but not limited to the improvement of the population's living standards through creating enabling environment for better health, living conditions, and sustainable employment and income generation sources. Conference date: March 11-12, 2008. Conference venue: Tashkent, Uzbekistan with a field visit to Karakalpakstan. Interested persons may submit their papers covering the following topics: - Aral Sea disaster and global climate changes, preconditions, consequences and future prospects; - Living conditions and living standards in the Aral Sea region; - Heath and potable water; - Land degradation and water resource management in the Central Asia. Submissions should include the following: 1. paper title; 2. name(s) of author(s); 3. selected topic as mentioned above; 4. summary (250 words maximum); 5. full text. Deadline of submission: February 22, 2008.
More information…Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), Academia, International Organizations Theme: Environment Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - March 3, 2008. World Bank plans to provide new loans for Uzbekistan
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The World Bank plans to extend 300 million U.S. dollars in fresh loans to Uzbekistan in the next three years, local media in Tashkent reported. The World Bank representative office in Uzbekistan was quoted as saying that the loans will be extended between the 2008 and the 2010 fiscal year, funding programs ranging from environment protection, social welfare to agriculture.
More information…Type: Campaign Organizers: International organizations Participants: International Organizations, Government(s) Theme: Environment Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - February 29, 2008—March 16, 2008. Call for SEED Awards 2008
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SEED Awards 2008 is open for submissions - tell us about your ideas!
Do you have an entrepreneurial or innovative idea that is locally-driven and has great potential to contribute to sustainable development in developing countries? Are you finding new ways of simultaneously improving incomes and strengthening livelihoods; tackling poverty and marginalisation; and managing and conserving natural resources and ecosystems? Are you planning or in the early stages of implementing a new concept that brings together people and organizations from different backgrounds to work in partnership together?
Do you need support to become established and to increase your impact?
Then apply for "The 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development" before 16th March 2008. Application forms can be filled in online or downloaded from the SEED Initiative website at www.seedinit.org.
SEED Award Winners receive a tailored package of support services, worth US $25,000, including access to relevant expertise and technical assistance, developing business plans and identifying sources of finance.
www.seedinit.orgType: Campaign Contact: SEED Initiative Theme: Environment Open press: No - February 27, 2008. EuroCommission to assist Kazakhstan in realization of ecological programs
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Minister of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan Nurlan Iskakov held the meeting with the delegation of the European Commission (ÅC) led by the Head of the European Commission’s Delegation to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Adriaan van der Meer to discuss cooperation directions between the EC and Kazakhstan in the field of environmental protection. The Minister informed that Kazakhstan plans to develop the program - Way to Europe formulated in the recent Message of the President of Kazakhstan. In this context, Kazakhstan needs the EC assistance in development of renewable energy sources, according to the EU standards, creation of Solar Center, as well as introduction of ecological taxes on the basis of experience of Germany.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Environment Countries: Kazakhstan, European Union countries Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - February 21, 2008. Uzbek envoy in UN invites states to attend Aral Conference
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Speaking at the session of UN General Assembly on “Addressing Climate Change: The United Nations and the World at Work”, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations Alisher Vahidov invited the UN member states to participate in the Aral Conference, which is expected to take place in March 2008. Uzbek envoy said Uzbekistan plans to organize an international conference dedicated to the Aral Sea problem and its effect to people, flora and fauna on 11-12 March in Tashkent. He said this is contribution of Uzbekistan in efforts to fight climate change and environment protection.
More information…Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), International Organizations Theme: Environment Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - December 4, 2007. Tajik president offers to elaborate international water convention
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Addressing the First Asia-Pacific Summit in Beppu, Japan, President Emomali Rahmon has offered to elaborate and adopt an International Water Convention. Tajik president reminded that in 2003, more than 140 countries seconded Tajikistan’s initiative on announcing 2005-2010 a Water for Life Decade. He noted that world reserves of coal, oil and natural gas annually decrease and at present the use of hydropower resources if great significance. He also proposed to set up a Water Partnership of advanced states, which would provide targeted assistance to developing and poor countries.
More information…Type: Summit/Conferences Theme: Environment Countries: Tajikistan Locations: Japan Open press: Yes - November 20, 2007. IFAS board meets in Tajik capital
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Cooperation in reducing accident risk at hydraulic facilities will be focus of a board meeting of the International Fund for Saving Aral Sea (IFAS) that is opening in Dushanbe today morning. The meeting participants include representatives from Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The board meeting aims to consider issues related to a progress of implementation of projects and programs aimed at tackling problems in the Aral Sea basin as well as preparations for the First Asian Pacific Water Summit, which is supposed to be held in Japan from December 3-4. The board is also expected to consider a number of draft agreements among Central Asian states on preventing, localizing and mitigating effects of accidents at hydraulic facilities. The IFAS board will also discuss issues related to preparation of an international conference on disaster reduction scheduled for 2008.
More information…Type: Summit/Conferences Theme: Environment Countries: Tajikistan, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - October 22, 2007. Foreign Investors’ Council under the President of Kazakhstan to talk over environmental protection
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Participants of 18th plenary session of the Foreign Investors’ Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan will discuss issues of sustainable development and environmental protection. The session will be held on December 7th in Astana. The president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, will join the session.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Environment Countries: Kazakhstan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - October 18, 2007—October 19, 2007. the first international scientific practical conference on preservation and development issues of Yagnob valley: “Ancient Sogdiana: Past, Present and Future”
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Under the direct support of Department for International Development (DFID), the conference is initiated and organized by District Development Committee of Ayni District, UNDP Ayni, UNDP CP, patronage of Russian Embassador of Russian Federation in RT and Tajik Socio-Ecological Union (TSEU).
For participation at the conference are invited government figures, leading scientists of Republic of Tajikistan and Russian Federation, Central Asia, Sweden and Germany.
Thus, we kindly ask you to disseminate the information to concerned parties, namely scientific and public agencies, NGOs (registered before 1995 or financing their activities from national sources and memberships), partnership organizations or those who are dealing with sustainable development of mountainous regions and modernization of public facilities.
Upon request, we are ready to send personal invitations to mentioned organizations or individuals on behalf of Ayni District Development Committee, Tajik socio-ecological council or UNDP CP.
Contact person: - Responsible Secretary for organization and conduction of the conference – Mezentseva Alla Ivanovna, phone: (992) 918-439432, e-mail: tajikseu@yahoo.com
More information concerning conference will be placed nearer the day on official web-site: www.yagnob.org
www.yagnob.orgType: Summit/Conferences Contact: Anvar Buzurukov and Alla Mezentseva Organizers: UNDP Participants: International Donors Theme: Environment Locations: Tajikistan Open press: Yes - September 27, 2007. Kazakhstan proposes to develop Global Energy and Ecology Strategy
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Kazakhstan proposes to develop Global Energy and Ecology Strategy within the UN, said during 62nd session of the UN General Assembly the president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. "It is worthwhile to develop Global Energy and Ecology Strategy within the UN and discuss it on the Global Summit on Sustainable Development in 2012", - said Nursultan Nazarbayev.
More information…Type: Summit/Conferences Organizers: International organizations Participants: International Organizations, Government(s) Theme: Environment Countries: Kazakhstan Locations: United States Open press: Yes - September 19, 2007. Regional meeting on the Environment and Security Program was held in Ashgabat
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With the assistance of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan the regional meeting on the Environment and Security (ENSVEC) Program was held in Ashgabat. The leading specialists from state nature protection institutions, project coordinators from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Italy, Iran and Afghanistan, environmental scientists, mapping experts and representatives of local authorities attended the meeting. Representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations – OCSE, NATO, UNEP and UNDP – took part in the meeting. Issues of ENSVEC program’s further implementation in East-Caspian region, development of regional process on environment protection and cooperation in this area were discussed by the participants.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), UNDP, UN Agencies, International Organizations Theme: Environment Countries: Turkmenistan Open press: Yes - September 14, 2007. Ecological forum was held in Ashgabat under UN aegis
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An ecological forum dedicated to drawing up a concept of the national strategy of sustainable development of Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. The conference was organized by the Ministry of nature protection of Turkmenistan in association with the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP). At the forum leading experts in the sphere of ecology and economics as well as representatives of big international organizations discussed issues of further cooperation in the field of ecological security.
More information…Type: Forums Organizers: Government, UN Agency Participants: Government(s), UN Agencies, International Organizations Theme: Environment Countries: Turkmenistan Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: Yes - August 31, 2007. UNDP announces photo-contest on Environment and Development
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The Representation of the UNDP in Uzbekistan announces photo-contest on Environment and Development. Professional photographers and amateurs are welcome to submit their works. In the organization of this event, UNDP joins efforts with State Committee of Nature protection, UNIC, Association of Electronic Mass-media and environmental Network CARnet. The deadline for submissions is August 31, 2007.
More information…Type: Exhibitions/Contest Contact: Saida Payanova, Aziza Askarova Organizers: UNDP, Government, NGO Participants: Private Sector Theme: Environment Countries: Uzbekistan Locations: Uzbekistan Open press: Yes - August 10, 2007. Protection of the environment of Kazakhstan for 2008-2010 Programme to be discussed in Astana, Almaty
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Roundtables will be held in Astana on August 14 and in Almaty on August 16 in order to discuss Protection of the environment of Kazakhstan for 2008-2010 Program. The program is aimed at the stabilization of the environmental quality indexes and attainment of the favorable level of the society’s environmentally sustainable development, preservation and restoration of the natural environment and improvement of the economic instruments.
More information…Type: Round Tables Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s), NGOs Theme: Environment Countries: Kazakhstan Locations: Kazakhstan Open press: Yes - August 7, 2007. Turkmen interdepartmental commission on Caspian issues meets in Ashgabat
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The first meeting of the Interdepartmental commission of Turkmenistan on issues of the Caspian Sea took place. The meeting participants approved the Commission’s Work Plan for 2007 and the first half of 2008, discussed a number of issues regarding the development of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, and preparations to negotiations between Turkmenistan and other Caspian states on delimitation of the seabed and entrails of the unique water reservoir. Preparation of the National Action Plan in the Caspian Sea was also discussed.
More information…Type: Meetings Organizers: Government Participants: Government(s) Theme: Environment Countries: Turkmenistan Locations: Turkmenistan Open press: Yes
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